I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 85 They can't all be incompetent, can they?

Six o'clock in the morning.

Ships from various countries gathered around the island.

All the storm vortexes that formed during the initial island construction have dissipated.

The entire island is now covered by a hazy mist, which continues to spread outwards.

Through the thin mist, one can vaguely see the interior of the island.

Preliminary tests showed that various laboratory animals, including rodents, dogs, and even chimpanzees, were in good condition after entering the mist, without any abnormal reactions or changes in their physical data.

After discussions among the participating countries, they decided not to wait any longer and, with the UN Interim Management Committee overseeing the process, began deploying the first exploration teams to the islands and mainland.

The initial teams that entered the mainland and islands involved 35 countries and a total of 27 exploration teams.

Besides countries like the Lighthouse, Great Qian, and Britain, which each dispatched their own exploration teams, many smaller countries, due to insufficient manpower and outdated equipment, chose to form joint exploration teams.

In addition, there are other countries that have not yet arrived or are still observing, waiting for the results from the first exploration team before making a decision.

And so, 2,700 people, along with various equipment and supplies, entered from multiple landing points and quickly disappeared into the thin mist.

The fog surrounding the island has a strong shielding effect, directly cutting off internal and external communication, but it does not affect the scientific exploration equipment carried on the island from collecting various data.

Besides this, the most important thing is to continue exploring deeper into the island, understanding its ecological structure, and discovering rare resources such as silverwort.

……

after an hour.

Northwest of the island, in the jungle.

"Click, click."

A curly-haired member of the South American Joint Exploration Team devoured a durian.

A teammate next to him asked:
"what about the taste?"

“Very good.” The curly-haired man said with a smile, “As for the taste, that Daqian man described it very well; it’s very similar to coconut.”

As he spoke, he tossed another secret pomegranate to his teammate.

His teammate hesitated for a moment, then muttered, "I'm a little hesitant to eat it."

"Be careful when you go to the island. After all, it's an unknown island. Don't eat anything you shouldn't."

"Don't worry, that guy was fine after eating it, so we'll definitely be fine too."

The curly-haired man said casually.

The people around them laughed and chimed in:
“Fernando is right, João, you’re being overly cautious.”

"Yes, in the end it's just a small island, not a real floating continent."

"There's no sun on this island, not even torrential rain like floods. At most, there are only some wild animals."

"If the Great Qian people can easily deal with wild beasts, there's no way we can't. Besides, the weapons and equipment we carry are no joke. If we really encounter monsters, we'll show them the power of modern weaponry."

Seeing his teammates all so optimistic, João shook his head slightly and casually put the pomegranate into a sealed bag.

Anyway, this thing is a product of the mainland and islands, so it should be worth taking it out.

The group then continued to explore further inside.

Perhaps because their route was very similar to Qi Xuan's back then, they didn't find anything else besides some unfamiliar fruits along the way. They didn't even see a decent insect, let alone the ferocious beasts they had imagined, which made everyone feel very bored.

Suddenly, a series of clear bell sounds came from afar.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone immediately went on alert, picking up their rifles, submachine guns, and other weapons, and spreading out to surround and annihilate the enemy.

When they arrived at the source of the sound, everyone present looked completely bewildered.

Because the source of the bell was none other than clumps of blue grass.

"It's bellflower."

After João lowered his gun, he said:

"This should be a kind of medicinal herb."

As the group approached, Fernando, with his curly hair, picked a few plants: "I remember these things are edible, right?"

A teammate next to him nodded and said:

"It is indeed edible. It seems that the Daqian man ate a whole clump back then."

"They actually ate a whole bunch? It looks delicious. Let me try it."

As he spoke, he stuffed a few plants into his mouth.

After chewing for a while, he smacked his lips and said:
"It tastes a lot like aloe vera, but my lips are a little numb. Ouch, why are they getting more and more numb..."

Realizing something was wrong, he quickly spat out the grass and juice from his mouth.

His expression froze, and then his whole body began to convulse.

João quickly took out the antidote, but before he could inject it, Fernando's body convulsed violently, and he collapsed.

After listening to his heartbeat from the side, João said with a complicated expression:
"Hopeless."

Those around them looked at each other in bewilderment.

The Daqian people ate clumps of plants without any problems, so how come they got sick after eating just a few?
Didn't they say this bellflower only has mild toxicity? You call that mild??

For a moment, everyone felt extremely frustrated, but there was nothing they could do.

You might think they're lying to you, but they really did eat a lot.

Surely it can't be Fernando's cooking?

Fernando was so big, and he was gone in the blink of an eye. If it were any of them, they would probably be about the same.

They can't all be bad at the game, can they?

As my thoughts lingered between cooking and not cooking, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the ground.

Just then, the bellflower in front of them swayed wildly, revealing a hole hidden in the grass where sap had just been splashed.

Upon seeing the cave entrance, João's pupils constricted sharply:
"It's a white-striped blind snake!"

Hearing this, everyone present felt relieved.

The white blind snake feeds on bellflowers and often coils around them. The Daqian man once caught one, processed it simply, and ate it raw.

This means that what emerges from underground may just be a new ingredient.

Besides, this is only the size of a fist. How big can that thing be?

"Big fist?"

A sentence flashed through João's mind:

"If the hole is no bigger than an egg, there shouldn't be any problem. If it's bigger than an egg, then it's a bit dangerous."

Even he felt it was dangerous...

Before he could finish his thought, the next second, the wave of earth in front of him suddenly exploded, and everyone present was thrown out.

Suddenly, a massive, scaleless python, as thick as a waist, emerged from the ground, its mouth revealing rings of sharp teeth as long as fingers.

Upon seeing this enlarged version of the white-haired blind snake, all the team members were almost dumbfounded.

"Fire!!"

Amidst roars, the crowd opened fire on the white-haired blind snake.

Bullets exploded in bursts of blood mist, and the White Silk Blind Serpent whipped its tail, sending more than a dozen people flying and crashing heavily into the trees, breaking bones and tendons, and causing them to vomit blood incessantly.

"Cover! Cover!"

The group retreated hastily, using the surrounding trees as cover to continue firing into the area. Several people even pulled out rocket launchers and pulled the triggers.

Amidst the deafening explosion, the white-haired blind snake fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

Before the crowd could even rejoice, one after another, white blind snakes of varying sizes emerged from the ground and charged towards them as if they were enemies.

"Do not--!"

(End of this chapter)